Balfour Foundation Attleboro-Specific Charities Grants

Balfour Foundation Attleboro-Specific Charities Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation
Last Updated: March 19, 2026

Summary

The Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, established in 1973, provides grants primarily to educational organizations and charities serving the underserved populations of Attleboro, Massachusetts. The Foundation prioritizes applications that support education, healthcare, and human services. Eligible entities include 501(c)(3) public charities, municipalities, and religious organizations. The Foundation encourages multi-year funding requests and considers capital grants on a case-by-case basis, focusing on improving community well-being and educational outcomes in the region.

Overview

Mission The Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation was established in 1973. The Foundation's 3 primary focus areas reflect Mr. Balfour's strong affinity for the employees of the Balfour Company, his commitment to the city of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and his lifelong interest in education. Specifically, the Balfour Foundation supports: Educational scholarships to employees of the Balfour Company, as well as to their children and grandchildren Organizations serving the people of Attleboro, with special consideration given to those organizations that provide educational, human services and health care programming for underserved populations Educational organizations that serve New England Focus Area Attleboro-Specific Charities The Foundation supports organizations that specifically serve the people of Attleboro, with special consideration given to organizations that provide educational, human services and health care programming for underserved populations. Mr. Balfour asked the trustee to make grants to charitable organizations that serve the residents of the City of Attleboro, with a priority for those organizations that “[further] education, hospitalization or medical and surgical research.” As such, the Foundation will consider applications for a broad range of human services needs in Attleboro with a priority for education and medical services.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Educational organizations may submit general operating support requests; however, we discourage general operating applications from organizations or programs with annual operating budgets of over $10 million. Small program-related capital expenses may be included in general operating or program requests.Applicants must be one of the following entity types: 501(c)(3) public charity (but not a Type III nonfunctionally integrated supporting organization), a municipality or other unit of local government (e.g., a public health department), a federally recognized Tribal government, or a religious organization.Organizations located outside Attleboro are permitted to apply so long as the application is clear that any funds received would be restricted to benefitting the residents of Attleboro. Capital grants will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Ineligibility

We will not consider general operating requests from public schools, including public charter schools. In general, the Foundation is also not interested in providing general operating support for private schools.In addition, please note that the following programs are not priorities for the Foundation and unlikely to be competitive:K-12 out-of-school programming such as traditional after-school or summer programsPrograms whose major focus is K-12 drop-out preventionGeneral community education programs such as community-based arts or dance programsGeneral K-12 enrichment or academic tutoring programsPrograms whose major focus is college matriculation (i.e., success is measured on how many students matriculate at college, rather than how many complete)Land acquisition/preservation requests (Attleboro)General human services grants in any geographic area other than Attleboro, MA.